Scholarships

Who is eligible?

Eligibility requirements for Commonwealth Scholarships and Institution Equity Scholarships can differ.

Applicants should note that being eligible does not guarantee that you will receive a scholarship.

To lodge your application for an equity scholarship, please see How to Apply.

Commonwealth Scholarships Program (CS)

To be eligible for Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships, Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships and Indigenous Access Scholarships you must meet the following requirements:

Citizenship and Residency

You must be an Australian citizen or the holder or a permanent humanitarian visa. (Indigenous scholarships only open to Australian citizens)

Low socio-economic status

You must demonstrate financial disadvantage either:

through receiving a Centrelink means-tested income support payment (such as Austudy, ABSTUDY, Youth Allowance etc), or
providing comprehensive information demonstrating financial hardship

Study Load

You must be enrolled or about to commence study as a full-time student in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP). Your institution may accept exceptional circumstances that prevent you from studying full-time, such as a disability or significant carer responsibilities. Using the information you provide in your scholarship application, institutions will apply their own policies to assess your eligibility if you are studying part-time.

Prior Study

You must not have completed the requirements of a course of study equivalent to or higher than an Australian Bachelor's award unless

the award is a prerequisite to your current undergraduate course of study
graduate diploma (or equivalent postgraduate course of study) in an area of National Priority required for initial registration
and there is no alternative pathway into that course of study at your institution
some institutions also require that existing tertiary students have a passing grade point average

Additional eligibility requirements for Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships (CAS)

Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships (CAS) are open to commencing and continuing students from regional and remote areas of Australia who have demonstrated current financial hardship and who had (or will have to) relocate to undertake their current (or planned) higher education course of study (including students within another program or at another provider, where the student has transferred).

In addition to the basic eligibility requirements for a Commonwealth Scholarship, to be eligible you must also meet the following four requirements:

it was or will be necessary for you to move from a regional or remote area of Australia to be able to undertake your higher education study or remain in a major city in order to undertake your higher education study (if you moved away from a regional or remote area to complete all or most of your secondary schooling)
you have or will incur additional accommodation costs as a result of having to relocate
you will be enrolled in 2009 as an internal student
within the four years immediately preceding the commencement of your current higher education study you must have satisfied one of the four requirements
- lived in a regional or remote area for at least 3 years
- completed your final two years of schooling in a high school/college in a regional or remote area
- moved away from a regional or remote area to complete all or most of your secondary schooling in a major city and it was/will be necessary for you to remain in a major city to undertake your course of study
- lived in a regional or remote area for at least two years and you relocated from the regional or remote area to undertake vocational education and training (ie TAFE) for a maximum of two years duration

Additional eligibility requirements for Indigenous Access Scholarships

In addition to the basic eligibility requirements for a Commonwealth Scholarship, to be eligible you must also meet the following requirements:

be an Indigenous person, ie you are of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and identify as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are accepted as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in the community in which you live or have lived
be enrolled or about to commence study in an eligible enabling course or undergraduate course

Institution Equity Scholarships

To be eligible for Institution Equity Scholarships, you must meet the requirements for the scholarship as determined by the institution. Please note that where Institution Equity Scholarships are paid as money this WILL be considered as income for Centrelink purposes.

Institution & Scholarship	Eligibility requirements Please check the institution website for detailed guidelines
CQUniversity CQUniversity Equity Merit Scholarship valued at $2000 for one year	To be eligible, a student must demonstrate financial need be a continuing undergraduate or continuing postgraduate (not a higher degree research) CQUniversity student have a passing grade point average not be receiving any other scholarship including a Commonwealth Scholarship or a similarly valued CQUniversity Scholarship
Griffith University Chancellor's Accommodation Scholarships valued at $4324	To be eligible, a student must be a GU commencing or continuing undergraduate degree student, which includes Honours students in a Commonwealth Supported place be either an Australian or New Zealand citizen, have permanent residency status or hold a permanent humanitarian visa or temporary protection visa demonstrate financial disadvantage have not previously completed a university degree unless it was a prerequisite for the current study and there is no alternative pathway into that course of study at GU have incurred additional expense due to relocation to study at GU
Griffith University Chancellor's Education Costs Scholarships valued at $2162	To be eligible, a student must be a GU commencing or continuing undergraduate degree student, which includes Honours students in a Commonwealth Supported place be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, have permanent residency status or hold a permanent humanitarian visa or temporary protection visa demonstrate financial disadvantage have not previously completed a university degree unless it was a prerequisite for the current study and there is alternative pathway into that course of study at GU
Griffith University Neville Bonner Indigenous Scholarships valued at $2500	To be eligible, a student must be an Indigenous Australian or Torres Strait Islander be a commencing GU student in an undergraduate degree student in a Commonwealth Supported place demonstrate financial disadvantage
Griffith University Dell Equity Scholarships valued at $3000	To be eligible, a student must be a commencing GU student in an undergraduate degree, which includes Honours students in a Commonwealth Supported place be either an Australian or New Zealand citizen , have permanent residency status or hold a permanent humanitarian visa demonstrate financial disadvantage
Griffith University Patience Thoms Indigenous Honours/Postgraduate Scholarships valued at $4000	To be eligible, a student must be an Indigenous Australian or Torres Strait Islander be a commencing or continuing GU student and have met the requirements for admission to Honours level (embedded or end-on) program or Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters programs demonstrate financial disadvantage
James Cook University JCU Equity Bursary valued at $4000 for one year	To be eligible, a student must be either an Australian citizen or hold a permanent humanitarian visa be commencing students in 2009 at JCU in an undergraduate course as a Commonwealth Supported student and studying full-time meet the low socio-economic status criteria have not already completed study equivalent to a bachelor degree or higher unless such an award is a prerequisite to your current undergraduate course of study
Queensland University of Technology QUT Equity Scholarships valued at $2500 for one year	To be eligible, a student must be a low-income QUT student (except International or visiting or cross-institutional students) studying any level and in any mode not be in receipt of a Commonwealth Scholarship
Queensland University of Technology QUT Equity Bursaries valued at $1000 for one year	To be eligible, a student must be a low-income QUT student (except visiting or cross-institutional students) studying any level and in any mode not be in receipt of a Commonwealth Scholarship or QUT Equity Scholarship
The University of Queensland UQ-Link Residential Support Scholarship valued at $6000 for one year	To be eligible, a student must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident or a holder of a permanent humanitarian visa be in receipt of a means tested Commonwealth-income support payment such as Youth Allowance, Austudy or ABSTUDY or demonstrate financial hardship be an undergraduate UQ student who completed Year 12 or equivalent in the year preceding their tertiary study and has been nominated by their school for participation in the UQ-Link Special Entry program
University of Southern Queensland USQ Equity Scholarships - a new laptop computer and $750 book bursary (USQ Bookshop).	To be eligible, a student must be either an Australian citizen or hold a permanent humanitarian visa undertaking an undergraduate degree program at USQ in a Commonwealth funded program or a Graduate Diploma in an area of National Priority studying full-time (except if exceptional personal circumstances prevent full-time study) meet the criteria of financial and educational disadvantage
University of the Sunshine Coast USC Equity Bursaries valued at $2000 for one year	To be eligible, a student must be either an Australian citizen or hold a permanent humanitarian visa A Commonwealth supported student at USC enrolled in an Associate Degree, Undergraduate program, or a Graduate Diploma (if in an area of National Priority) Indigenous students enrolled in Tertiary Preparation Pathway are also eligible to apply. demonstrate financial hardship be enrolled full-time unless there are exceptional circumstances preventing you from studying full-time not hold a bachelor degree or higher level award unless such award is a prerequisite to the current program and there is no alternate pathway into that program have a passing grade point average not be in receipt of a Commonwealth Scholarship

Institution & Scholarship

Eligibility requirements

Please check the institution website for detailed guidelines

CQUniversity

CQUniversity Equity Merit Scholarship valued at $2000 for one year

To be eligible, a student must

demonstrate financial need
be a continuing undergraduate or continuing postgraduate (not a higher degree research) CQUniversity student
have a passing grade point average
not be receiving any other scholarship including a Commonwealth Scholarship or a similarly valued CQUniversity Scholarship

Griffith University

Chancellor's Accommodation Scholarships valued at $4324

To be eligible, a student must

be a GU commencing or continuing undergraduate degree student, which includes Honours students in a Commonwealth Supported place
be either an Australian or New Zealand citizen, have permanent residency status or hold a permanent humanitarian visa or temporary protection visa
demonstrate financial disadvantage
have not previously completed a university degree unless it was a prerequisite for the current study and there is no alternative pathway into that course of study at GU
have incurred additional expense due to relocation to study at GU

Griffith University
Chancellor's Education Costs Scholarships valued at $2162

To be eligible, a student must

be a GU commencing or continuing undergraduate degree student, which includes Honours students in a Commonwealth Supported place
be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, have permanent residency status or hold a permanent humanitarian visa or temporary protection visa
demonstrate financial disadvantage
have not previously completed a university degree unless it was a prerequisite for the current study and there is alternative pathway into that course of study at GU

Griffith University

Neville Bonner Indigenous Scholarships valued at $2500

To be eligible, a student must

be an Indigenous Australian or Torres Strait Islander
be a commencing GU student in an undergraduate degree student in a Commonwealth Supported place
demonstrate financial disadvantage

Griffith University

Dell Equity Scholarships valued at $3000

To be eligible, a student must

be a commencing GU student in an undergraduate degree, which includes Honours students in a Commonwealth Supported place
be either an Australian or New Zealand citizen , have permanent residency status or hold a permanent humanitarian visa
demonstrate financial disadvantage

Griffith University

Patience Thoms Indigenous Honours/Postgraduate Scholarships valued at $4000

To be eligible, a student must

be an Indigenous Australian or Torres Strait Islander
be a commencing or continuing GU student and have met the requirements for admission to Honours level (embedded or end-on) program or Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters programs
demonstrate financial disadvantage

James Cook University

JCU Equity Bursary valued at $4000 for one year

To be eligible, a student must

be either an Australian citizen or hold a permanent humanitarian visa
be commencing students in 2009 at JCU in an undergraduate course as a Commonwealth Supported student and studying full-time
meet the low socio-economic status criteria
have not already completed study equivalent to a bachelor degree or higher unless such an award is a prerequisite to your current undergraduate course of study

Queensland University of Technology

QUT Equity Scholarships valued at $2500 for one year

To be eligible, a student must

be a low-income QUT student (except International or visiting or cross-institutional students) studying any level and in any mode
not be in receipt of a Commonwealth Scholarship

Queensland University of Technology

QUT Equity Bursaries valued at $1000 for one year

To be eligible, a student must be

a low-income QUT student (except visiting or cross-institutional students) studying any level and in any mode
not be in receipt of a Commonwealth Scholarship or QUT Equity Scholarship

The University of Queensland

UQ-Link Residential Support Scholarship valued at $6000 for one year

To be eligible, a student must

be an Australian citizen or permanent resident or a holder of a permanent humanitarian visa
be in receipt of a means tested Commonwealth-income support payment such as Youth Allowance, Austudy or ABSTUDY or demonstrate financial hardship
be an undergraduate UQ student who completed Year 12 or equivalent in the year preceding their tertiary study and has been nominated by their school for participation in the UQ-Link Special Entry program

University of Southern Queensland

USQ Equity Scholarships - a new laptop computer and $750 book bursary (USQ Bookshop).

To be eligible, a student must

be either an Australian citizen or hold a permanent humanitarian visa
undertaking an undergraduate degree program at USQ in a Commonwealth funded program or a Graduate Diploma in an area of National Priority
studying full-time (except if exceptional personal circumstances prevent full-time study)
meet the criteria of financial and educational disadvantage

University of the Sunshine Coast

USC Equity Bursaries valued at $2000 for one year

To be eligible, a student must

be either an Australian citizen or hold a permanent humanitarian visa
A Commonwealth supported student at USC enrolled in an Associate Degree, Undergraduate program, or a Graduate Diploma (if in an area of National Priority)
Indigenous students enrolled in Tertiary Preparation Pathway are also eligible to apply.
demonstrate financial hardship
be enrolled full-time unless there are exceptional circumstances preventing you from studying full-time
not hold a bachelor degree or higher level award unless such award is a prerequisite to the current program and there is no alternate pathway into that program
have a passing grade point average
not be in receipt of a Commonwealth Scholarship

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